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85 Rev. John Taylor and His Commonplace Book.
Rev. John Taylor, the First Rector of Trinity Episco-pal Church of Pittsburgh, and His Common-
place Book.
BY CHARLES W. DAHLINGER.
REGISTRY OF MARRIAGES, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS. (Continued from January Number.)
December. 10, Abraham Haiston to Miss Rebecca Camble 1817 Jan 23, Algernon Sidney Cheetham to Miss Marga-
ret Hancock. Fehr. 7, Matthew George to Miss Margaret Irwin. March 1, John Robinson to Miss CathrineYoung.
27, James Porter to Miss Nancy Bonar. May 11, Dennis Haynes to Miss Nancy Hudson. June 27, Henry Sweppe to Miss Susanna Reed. July 26, James Brannen to Miss Ellinor Loughrey.
August. 6, Abraham Soursto Miss Belinda Teel. Aug. 14, Samuel Morrow to Miss Jane Watson.
September 18, Thomas McKee to Miss Margaret Jonston. October 15, John Hersberger to Miss Sarah Sellers.
29, John Downer to Miss Martha McBeath. Novem. 3, David McGunnigle to Miss McKee.
5, George Speers to Miss Latitia Green. 11, Robert Meens to Margaret Harper.
1818 Jany. 1, Joseph Boon to Miss Susana Boyle. 28, 1818, James Lummex to Miss Elizabeth Frank
lin. March 11, William Jones to Miss Jane Magee.
21, Wm. Irwin M.D. to Miss Jane Lemont. April 9, William Miller to Miss Susanna Kearns.
26, Benjamin Carndallto Miss SarahBarns. 30,James Wills to Miss Polly Thompson.
May 14, Jacob Hildebrand to Miss Elizabeth Hancock. 17, Desirh Leander to Miss Phebe Riems.
June 16, Robert Riggs to Miss Mary Newel, both from Scotland.
July 28, Presley Neville to Miss Kerr. 6 August John Brookmyer to Miss Betsy Moler.
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30 August, James Phinney to Miss Elizabeth Hanson. September 24, David S. Beers to Miss Nancy Pierce.
October 12, Conway Armstrong to Miss Betsey Hutson. November 12, Benair C. Sawyer to Miss Cathrine Brooks.
Do, John Diel to Miss Cathrine Ford. 24, Henry Heath to Miss Nancy Kelly.
December 24, John McNiel to Miss Nancy Dillard. Januay 1, 1819, Joseph Braden to Elizabeth Boruff.
10, John Wills to Miss Eliza Hood. 29, Mr. Samuel Stackers to Miss Margaret
Beltzhoover. 31, Mr. Samuel Smith to Miss Lucina Waite. 14, Wm. Wilson to Miss Cathrina French.
Fehr. 4, Benjamin Space to Miss Eliza Gibson. 9, Andrew Pudder to Miss Rebecca Hancock.
March 5, John Guider to Miss Nancy Smith. 9, Steward Philips to Miss SaraHendrix Dey.
11, Samuel Biddle to Miss Margret Rankin. 17, Moses Ward to Miss Jane Hill. 18, Daniel Byrns to Miss Betsy Ferly.
John Peart to Miss SaraKennedy. 26, Thayers William to Miss Polly Gorden.
May 2, Wellington Wilford Kerr was baptized. 13, Thos. Kinkade to Miss Eliza Hains.
June 15, John Patterson to Miss Margaret McKee. 17, Thomas Miller to Roxy Scipio.
July 29, Robert Gilbreath to Miss Elizabeth Ferson. August 12, William Robinson to Miss Margaret Martin.
22, John Wainwright Hobson to Miss Abigail Sheerwood.
October 28, David Stranigan to Miss Jane Ritchy. Novem. 5, Joshua Hermitage to Miss Margaret Lit
tlewood. Henry Everson to Miss Ann Davis.
December 16, Charles Roseburgh to Miss Isabella Camble. Jany. 5, 1820,James Geary to Miss Margaret Purvines.
7, Archibald Garner to Miss Martha Steward. 18, James Cochran to Miss Nancy Vauhan.
Febry. 13, James Byrns to Miss Margaret Walker.
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18, Josep Hudson to Miss Cathrine McNulty, March 1st.
20, Herman Love to Miss Eliza Laird. March 14, George W. Irwin to Miss Orisillia Hanna. April 13, John Stewart to Miss Sarah Thompson. July 22, Joseph Robinson to Mrs. Mary Bedford. Aug. 10, Funstone to Miss Crawford.
Septem. 12, John Gallagher to Miss Mary Ann Magee. 21, William Croxford to Miss Mary Anne White.
October 5, Hugh Irwin to Miss Eliza Melvin. 19, Solomon Rhemes to Miss Hanna Clark.
November 16, John Miller to Miss Letitia Kearns. Decem. 26, Dr. Simpson to Miss Mary Beelen.
1821 Jany. 9, George Ritchey to Miss Unity Johnson.
16, Three of Captain Johnson's children were baptized.
Feb. 22, John N. Hughey to Miss Martha Hays. April 3, Sarah Ann and Smith were baptized. May 10, John Fleck to Miss Cathrine Hutchinson.
15, DavidMcCoy of Racoon recd the holy Sacrament of Baptism.
20, William Hulbert to Miss Fanny Magee. June 5, John Johnson to Miss Mary McClean.
10, Jonathan Lee to Sara Bowles. 13, Michael McNamee to Miss Sarah Adams. 27, Edward MacLaughlin was baptized.
July 3, James Digman to Nancy Barnhard. 4, David Roberts to Miss MargaretLaw. 5, William Carson to Mrs. Nancy Bennit, Pitts-
burgh. 14, Charlotte Bond was baptize d. 19, William Richardson to Miss Elizabeth Bradley.
Septem. 8, Edward Franklin to Miss Mary Amos. 12, Thomas Morris to Miss Elizabeth Burgher. 16, George Selden Esq., Attorney at l law, was
baptized. 25, Amelia Anne Schwape wasbaptized. 28, Minehart A. Bousman to Miss Sara Williams.
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Novem. 21, JamesE. Law to Miss Isabella Patterson, both of <ifflinTownship.
29, Robert Bailey to Mrs. Elizabeth Love. Decem 19, John Gilmore to Miss Mary Smith.
20, Francis Robinson to Miss Jane Dickins. 1822
Were married Jany 1st John Smith to Miss Isabella Hall, both of Sinclair Township.
March 2, Capt. Mathew Magee to Miss Winifred Neville 21, John Boyd to Mary Adams, Ross township. 28, Alexander Law to Miss Rebecca Ferrel.
April 12, Henry Richey to Miss Cathrine Coulter. of Puckety was baptized.
17, James McClure to Miss Elizabeth Linch. May 11, Charles Frew to Miss Jane Gilkey.
Moses McFarlin to Miss SaraMcClellan. 16, John Vance to Miss Cathrine Atcheson. 28, James Armstrong to Miss Eliza Slack.
June 20, Samuel Varnerto Miss Mary McDowel. Isaac Gill to Miss Elizabeth Horn.
August 9, George Drake to Miss Cathrine Stewart. Septem. 5, Jacob Edgar to Miss Jane Falkner.
24, Alexander Stewart to Miss Drake. Novem. 7, Wm. Barker to Miss Elizabeth Manfred.
13, James Fullerton to Miss Jane Crawford. 17, Were baptized Nancy Girty, daughter of John
Girty, born on the 16th of Novemoer. James Matthews born on the 24th day of June, son of William Matthews. Mary Whitty daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Whitty born on the 11th of October. Mary and Eliza Galbreath daughters of Robert Galbreath, all of Pittsburgh.
December 21, Were married William Coles to Miss Sara Whitehouse.
1823 February 2, Nancy Rowels was baptized.
4, Isaac Dennis to Mary Ann Morrison. 5, James Holiday to Miss Mary Hobbs were mar
ried.
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7, David Beynon and Lucy Dean. April 1, Edward McLaughlin to Miss Peggy Deemer.
22, Eli Beaty was baptized. 27, John Mca Fee was baptized, of Wilkins Town
ship. May 15, Hugh Wiley to Miss SusanKinsey, was mar
ried. James Speer to Miss Rebekka Mulvey, was
married. June 12, William Reece to Miss Jane Trunick.
26, William Walace to Anne Eve Cready, Sinclair. July 1, Daniel Scottto Miss Lydia Smith,Pittsburgh.
11, Alexander Neely to Miss Sara Anne Frealy, Ross Township.
August 19, George Russel to Miss Eliza M. Davis. Septem. 7, Joseph Davis to Mrs. SaraCummins, both of
Pittsburgh. 17, James Kearns to Miss Atkin or Eaken, both of
Sinclair Township. 28, Doctor Bedford Mowry to Miss Ellen Davis, of
Pittsburgh. October3, John B. Adler to Miss Julianne Drawly of Pittsburgh.
November 14, James O Neal to Miss Polly Chess. 20, John Pollard to Miss Mary Ann Smallman.
1824 Jany 1 Mr. John Riddle to Miss Margaret Bell, both from Ireland.
14, James Miller to Miss Letitia Chambers, both from Ireland.
Febry. 5, John Campbell to Miss Jean Deary. 12, John Highfield to Mrs. SarahCowan.
March 13, Jesse Taylor from England to Miss Susanna Beynon from Menthys Tidville, Glamorgan.
26, Ebenezer Williams to Miss Margaret Lane. April 1, CharlesJohn Cahilly and Jane Shipton.
To Mrs. Shipton May 14, Wm. J. Howard to Miss Lydia Updegraff.
27, Balser Reem to Miss SaraJob.
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June 29, George Ritchey to Miss Eliza Miller. July 15, Alexander McKee to Miss Eleanor Jones, Sin
clair Township. 17, Andrew Fulton to Miss Jane Magee, Pittsburgh
August. 31, George Connely to Miss Elinor Kennedy. Septem. 2, Daniel Haughey to Miss Mary Blair.
6, Michael Fox to Miss Rebecka Matson. 9, Susanna Taylor was married.
11, Henry Drake to Mary Lisle, Sinclair Township, 20, Robert L. Keen to Miss Phebe Anne Page. 23, John B. Hunter to Miss Agnes Crookshanks.
October 4, Mr. McMullin to Miss Blair. 7, Priscilla and Nancy were baptized, of Sommer
set County. 26, Jesse Moore to Miss Sophia McCallagher.
Novem. 11, Robert Mackey to Miss Rebekka Howard. 14, Jonathan Hobson to Miss Jane Parry, Pitts
burgh. 18, Donnaldson Black to Mrs. Anne McGowen,
Pittsburgh. 20, Thomas Ward to Miss Mary Whitehouse,
Pittsburgh. Decem 7, Dennis Murphy to Miss Latitia Lambie.
19, Samuel Hay to Miss Eliza Rebecka Howard. 1825 Jany. 6, Alexander Sprague to Miss Parchment.
18, 1825, George C. Hite of Somerset County to Miss Louisa Williams of Allegheny town.
Febry. 4, George Watson attorney at law to Miss Nancy Maclean
March 5, Thomas Devege to Miss Mary Mackerel. 13, Jacob Rigler to Miss Eleanor McCullough.
March 20, Were baptized in Pittsburgh., John Girty Matthews, born July 19, 1824. William Graham Girty, born December 25, 1828 Mary Anne Wetty, born October 29, 1823. Elizabeth born Beynon, February 4, 1825.
24, James Abercromby to Miss Elizabeth Patterson, both of Pittsburgh.
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25, John Marshall to Miss Margaret Wilson, both of Pittsburgh.
30,William McCandless to Miss Margaret Wightman, both of Pittsburgh.
April. 27, Robert Pickering to Mrs. Margaret Frazier. 28, Daniel McCoy to Miss Mary Miller.
May 25, Henry Brigham to Miss Margaret McGranahan June 6, Thomas Hall to Mrs. Nancy Smith of Pitts
burgh. 12, Alexander Pentland to Miss Rachel McCoy of
Pitt. 19, John K. Lynch to Miss Mary D. Fench, of Pitts.
July 3, Were baptized, Jacob and Nancy Welsh. Pamela Hall, and Daniel Docherty, all of Allegheny County, Pa.
July 19, James Burns to Miss Cathrine McDonald. 29, David McLean to Miss Hanna Philips.
Septem 26, James Young to Miss Margaret Richey. October 9, William Ward to Miss Anne McIntosh
Novem 8, Were baptized, John Stewart the father, and John Stewart the son of 4 years, and Eliza Stewart of 3 years old.
8, John McFadden and Miss Cathrine McKee were married.
9, Wm. Hoffman to Miss Sarah Robinson. Decem 15, Henry Metzs to Miss Mary Lecompt, both of
Pittsburgh. Dec. 22, William Zimmerman to Miss Elizabeth J our
dan. 26, William Gallagher to Miss Elizabeth Gallaway.
January 1826 Isaiah Hamilton to Miss Susanna Smallman.
29, James Woods to Miss Susanna Watson. Febry. 28, Joel Chapman to Miss Elizabeth Cooper. March 9,Peter Parchment to Miss Julianna Emberson.
14, Mr. Craig of Westmoreland County to Miss James S. Riddle to Miss Mary Fritsman.
April 9, Samuel Coulter . John Coulter Were baptized.
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11, Were married, John Simson to Mrs. Margaret Robinson. William Smiley to Jane Haley.
19, Thos. Patterson was baptized an infant 7 months.
May 14, George Kirtz to Miss Phoebea Cooper, Pittsburgh. Holland Green of New Lisbon to Miss Mary Morgan of Pittsburgh.
18, John McKee and Rebekka Alexander both of Pittsburgh.
31, A young man and woman of colour were married.
June 7, Eliza Jane Caddo was baptized, of Washington Co.
July 3, John Fritzius of Mifflin township to Miss Hannah Freeman of Wilkins township, Allegheny County.
6, Francis Sayce to Miss Anne Maria Robinson of Pitt.
15, Milo Adams, M.D. to Miss Cinthia B. Darragh. 31, Francis Boyle to Martha Seals, both of Pitts
burgh. August 10, William Carney to Miss Margaret Brigg,
Versails. Tp 27, West Elliot to Mrs. Mary Ensley. 28, SamuelTeigley to Miss Mary McMeekan.
October 8, 1826, William Mullen to Miss Jane McKelvey. Abraham Wilton Jackson to Miss Emeline Dunham.
12, David Fulliard to Miss Betsy Richey of Pittsburgh.
18, Burgin Brokaw to Miss Sarah McDowel. 31, Christopher Johnes to Miss Margaret Holmes.
November 3, Joseph Drips to Miss Mary Greer. 9, Rees Townsend to Miss Mary Jackson both of
Pittsburgh. 11, Jacob Evans to Miss Mary Barns. 13, William Mulvey to Miss Nancy Gregg. 21, Christopher Lenhart to Miss Anne McNall.
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Decem 3, Attest Lawson LeBrun to Miss Phelps, Eliza. 6, Susan Scot was baptized, aged 3 weeks.
25, William Townsend to Miss Eliza Stains of Pittsburgh.
1827 Jany. 11, Edward McGinnis to Miss Elizabeth McClin
tock. Fehr. 1, Jesse Foy to Miss Eliza Jope. 1827 February 20 1827
Franklin Goldthorp to Miss Rebecka Scot. 25, James Guidon was baptized.
March 12, Joseph Brookshaw to Miss Dorothy Millburn April 12, Alfred Sutton to Miss Ann Bishop.
24, William Gibson to Miss Darcus Lane, Allegheny town. Archibald McClean to Miss Susan Drawly, Pittsburgh.
26, William Bratt to Miss Hanna Bruerton, Pittsburgh.
May 26, Biby Leonard to Mrs. Mary Davis. June 22, Adam Gavin to Miss Ellen Kearny. July 11, John Sweeny to Miss Nancy Sweeny.
19, SamuelDodd to Miss Polly Sarver. Edward Robinson to Angelina Chambers.
Aug. 5, Were baptized Edward Beynon. Sara Matthews, August 19 were baptized Maria Burton, George Elliott, 8 years old, Anne Burton, Gamble John Wall ace Gam-J ohn Burton, ble 6 years old, Samuel Gam-Sara Burton. ble 14 months old
Aug. 30, Anthony Marvin to Miss Jane Gibson. September24 1827 John Waugh to Miss Marian Bosely.
October 1, Joseph Mahorney to Miss Sidney Smith. 6, Job Bruerton to Miss Ann Yerood. 9, Joseph Robins to Miss Elizabeth Lee, Pitts
burgh. 16, James Harrison to Miss Ann Leech, of Alle
gheny Co.
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Novem 1, Charles Barns to Miss Rosey Ord. 21, Thomas Welch to Miss Eliza McKinzey.
December 10, Lewis Kendall to Miss Maria Frew. 20, Mr. Baxter's daughter was baptized.
1828 Jany. 1, Robert Shochen to Miss Mary Plunket.
8, Abraham Horn to Miss Susanna Horn. Febry. 20,William Cowan to Miss Margaret Colhoon. March 4, John Cochran to Miss Elizabeth Anderson.
John Kearney to Mary Reily. 9, James Louis Victor Carron to Miss Julia May.
23, Mr. Doran to Mrs. Anne Cisco. April 1, James Gibson to Miss Judy Richard.
2, James Senior to Miss Jane Reed. 17, Alexander Long to Miss Nancy Scott. 20, Robert Chapman to Miss Nancy Connelly.
May 5, David Hay to Miss Elizabeth Wilkins. 10, John McGinnis to Miss Ellen Ramsey. 21, Thomas Gough to Mrs. Susanna Mullen.
June 22, John Scarborough to Miss Rachel Steel. July 1, James Varner to Miss Anne Alsoop.
14, people of colour. 22, William Richard to Miss Eliza Smith.
August 3, John Mitchell to Miss Betsey N evan. 14, William Wilson to Miss Rebecca Alberson. 20, John Loyd to Miss Elizabeth Wood. 21, John Hoffer to Miss Mary Myers. 31, William Anderson and Mary Anderson, his mo
ther, were baptized. Oct. 7, Samuel Gilleland to Miss Eliza Brawl.
22, Thomas Scott to Miss Nancy Robinson. 28, Leah Smith and Isaac Walker were married. 30, Jacob Reynolds to Miss Sarah Anderson.
November 16, Were baptized James, Hugh and Mary Crawford.
20, James Sheridan to Miss Anne McDowel. 30, Baptized 2 children for Dr. John Irwin.
25 December, John Lane to Miss Sara Killgore.
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1829 Feby. 2, M. W. Brigham to Miss Margaret Connolly,
Pittsburgh. March 2, William Willis to Miss Mary Stewart, colourd.
7, David Adams to Miss Cathrine Akin. 28, Archibald C. Campbell to Miss Mary Wilcox.
April 6, James Carnahan to Miss Margaret McKerrel. 15, Jacob McMichan to Miss Mary McMichan.
May 2, Nancy Oxley was baptized. Dec. 24, was baptized in Bayardstown. 1830April 2, Were baptized two children of Mr. Lobie of
Pittsburgh and one do of Mr. Kelly of Bayardstown.
April 3, Henry O Neal to Marg. Whitehill. 9, Usher Kelso and James Lindsey Kelso were baptized, in Bayardstown.
28, a child of Mr. Burgess at old John Irwins place May 27, Adam Martin to Elizabeth Edgar. June 20, Lucretia Mary Hutchinson was baptized.
Isaac and Lucretia Cary, sponcers. November 29, Mr. Ireland's two children were baptized.
and a boy of 14 years old. Married
January 20, John Lichtenberger to Miss Nancy Kelso. 1832
January. 6, 1833, Baptized two young men, for Mrs. Gray of East Liberty.
28, Were married John Withnal to Martha G. Wainright of two mile run.
November 14, between 5 and 6 in the morning there seemed to be a shower of stars, but not falling to the earth.
17, Were baptized two children in Allegheny town. November 23, 1833, Were baptized, Alexander Otterson, son
of Alexander and Mary Otterson. John Otterson Palmer, son of Hugh and Margaret Palmer.
Dec. 8, Were baptized a daughter of Mr. F. Schweppe and two children of Mr. Miller on ScotchHill, Pittsburgh.
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The Names of Children Baptized at Chartiers Creek
1 July-2nd 1826 2 John Pockey-Age 9 Years 3 Liza Ann Do " 6 " 4 Angalina Do " 4 " 5 Thomas - Do " 1 1/2 " 6 Jane Stile " 10 " 7 Rebecca Do " 7 " 8 Isabele Do " 5 " 9 Saml Mccurdy Stile " 1 " 10 John Alexander Miligan Infant 11 George McKee " 14 " 12 Sarah McKee " 11 " 13 Hannah "Do " 9 " 14 Eliza Jane " Do " 7 " 15 Robt " Do " 4 " 16 Sabina " Do " 2
Mary McMeekin 18 " July 23thd
Sarah McKee 8 " 19 Mary Ann Knowlens 24 " 20 James Do Noe Son 1 " 21 Margret Do 3 "